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CET (Central Securities) Cash-to-Debt : 0.14 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Central Securities Cash-to-Debt?

Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. Central Securities's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 0.14.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Central Securities couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024.

The historical rank and industry rank for Central Securities's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

CET' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03   Med: 5001.55   Max: No Debt
Current: 0.14

During the past 13 years, Central Securities's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was No Debt. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 5001.55.

CET's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
79.73% of 1455 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 5.53 vs CET: 0.14

Central Securities Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Central Securities's Cash-to-Debt can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Central Securities Cash-to-Debt Chart

Central Securities Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.69 1.66 3.10 0.22 0.28

Central Securities Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Cash-to-Debt Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.18 0.22 0.03 0.28 0.14

Competitive Comparison of Central Securities's Cash-to-Debt

For the Asset Management subindustry, Central Securities's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Central Securities's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Central Securities's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Central Securities's Cash-to-Debt falls into.



Central Securities Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

Central Securities's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Central Securities's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Central Securities  (AMEX:CET) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.


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Central Securities Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 820, New York, NY, USA, 10111
Central Securities Corp is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The company invests in common stocks, bonds, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, warrants, options real estate, or short-term obligations of governments, banks, and corporations.
Executives
John C Hill officer: Vice President C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP, 630 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10111
Andrew J O'neill officer: Vice President C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
David Martin Poppe director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Leo Price Blackford director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
David Charles Colander director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Marlene A Krumholz officer: Vice President & Secretary C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP, 630 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10111
Simms C Browning director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Donald G Calder director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Kidd Wilmot H Iv director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Jay R Inglis director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Walker C Carter Jr director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Lawrence P Vogel officer: Vice President & Treasurer C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Charles N Edgerton officer: Vice President & Treasurer C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
William E Sheeline officer: Vice President CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP., 630 FIFTH AVE. SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Johnson Christian A Endeavor Foundation 10 percent owner 1060 PARK AVE, NEW YORK NY 10028

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